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A journal of myofascial pain and fibromyalgia
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Case Report

Ultrasound-Guided Steroid Injection to the Residual Limb Stalk Facilitated the Treatment of a Painful Above-Knee Residual Limb Neuroma

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Pages 52-55 | Received 19 May 2014, Accepted 03 Dec 2014, Published online: 20 Mar 2015

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